A List of Those who Returned 1Here is a lista of descendants of the province of Judahb who returned from the captivity, from those who had been exiled. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken them to Babylon. They came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each one to his town, 2along with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,c Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar,d Bigvai, Rehum,e and Baanah. Here is the enumeration of: The Men of Israel: 3Descendants off Parosh: 2,172 4Descendants of Shephatiah: 372 6Descendants of Pahath-moab; that is, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812h 7Descendants of Elam: 1,254 9Descendants of Zaccai: 760 12Descendants of Azgad: 1,222m 13Descendants of Adonikam: 666n 14Descendants of Bigvai: 2,056o 16Descendants of Ater through Hezekiah: 98 21Descendants of exiles fromu Bethlehem: 123 23People from Anathoth: 128 24Descendants of exiles from Azmaveth:x 42 25Descendants of exiles from Kiriath-arim;y that is, Chephirah and Beeroth: 743 26Descendants of exiles from Ramah and Geba: 621 27People from Michmas: 122 28People from Bethel and Ai: 223z 29Descendants of exiles from Nebo: 52 30Descendants of exiles from Magbish: 156 31Descendants of exiles from the other Elam: 1,254 32Descendants of exiles from Harim: 320 33Descendants of exiles from Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725aa 34Descendants of exiles from Jericho: 345 35Descendants of exiles from Senaah: 3,630bb 36The Priests: Descendants of Jedaiah from the household of Jeshua: 973 37Descendants of Immer: 1,052 38Descendants of Pashhur: 1,247 39Descendants of Harim: 1,017 40The Descendants of Levi: Descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel; that is, descendants of Hodaviah:cc 74 41The Singers: Descendants of Asaph: 128dd 42The Descendants of the Gatekeepers: Descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, totaling: 139ee Descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth. 44Descendants of Keros, Siaha,gg and Padon. 45Descendants of Lebanah, Hagabah, and Akkub.hh 46Descendants of Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan. 47Descendants of Giddel, Gahar, and Reaiah. 48Descendants of Rezin, Nekoda, and Gazzam. 49Descendants of Uzza, Paseah, and Besai. 50Descendants of Asnah,ii Meunim, and Nephusim. 51Descendants of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur. 52Descendants of Bazluth, Mehida, and Harsha. 53Descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah. 54Descendants of Neziah and Hatipha. 55The Descendants of Solomon’s Servants: Descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth,jj and Peruda.kk 56Descendants of Jaalah,ll Darkon, and Giddel. 57Descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.mm 58All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392. Non-Documented Persons 59Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel: 60Descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 652nn 61Descendants of the Priests: Descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz,oo and Barzillai, who married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that name. 62These people searched for their ancestral registrations but they couldn’t be located. Accordingly, they were assigned an “unclean” status and couldn’t be priests. 63Governor Zerubbabelpp also ruled that they shouldn’t eat anything holy until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.qq 64The entire assembly numbered 42,360, 65not including 7,337 male and female servants, along with 200rr singing men and women. 66In addition, they had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. Gifts for the Temple 68When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families contributed toward building the Temple of God on its former site. 69They contributed to the treasury for this work in accordance with their ability: 61,000 golden drachma, 5,000 unitsss of silver, and 100 priestly robes. 70As a result, the priests, descendants of Levi, certain people, the singers, door-keepers, and the Temple Servants were able to settle in their original cities, with the rest of the Israelis in their cities. Footnotes: a 2:1 Cf. Neh 7:6 b 2:1 The Heb. lacks of Judah c 2:2 MT of Neh 7:7 lacks Seraiah, Reelaiah d 2:2 Cf. Neh 7:7 Mispereth e 2:2 Cf. Neh 7:7 Nehum f 2:3 Lit. Sons of; and so throughout the chapter g 2:5 Cf. Neh 7:10 652 h 2:6 Cf. Neh 7:11 2,818 i 2:8 Cf. Neh 7:13 845 j 2:10 Cf. Neh 7:13 Binnui k 2:10 Cf. Neh 7:13 648 l 2:11 Cf. Neh 7:16 628 m 2:12 Cf. Neh 7:17 2,322 n 2:13 Cf. Neh 7:18 667 o 2:14 Cf. Neh 7:19 2,067 p 2:15 Cf. Neh 7:20 655 q 2:17 Cf. Neh 7:22 328 r 2:18 Cf. Neh 7:24 Hariph s 2:19 Cf. Neh 7:22 328 t 2:20 Cf. Neh 7:25 Gibeon u 2:21 The Heb. lacks exiles from; and so through v. 35 v 2:22 Lit. Men of; and so in vv. 23, 27, and 28 w 2:22 Cf. Neh 7:26, where the combined total is 188 x 2:24 Cf. Neh 7:28 Beth-azmaveth y 2:25 Cf. Neh 7:29 Kiriath-jearim z 2:28 Cf. Neh 7:32 123 aa 2:33 Cf. Neh 7:37 721 bb 2:35 Cf. Neh 7:38 3,930 cc 2:40 Cf. Neh 7:43 Hodevah dd 2:41 Cf. Neh 7:44 148 ee 2:42 Cf. Neh 7:45 138 ff 2:43 Heb. Nethinim; i.e. a division of special assistants to the descendants of Levi, originally appointed by King David; and so throughout the book; cf. Ezra 2:58; 2:70; 7:7,24; 8:17,20. gg 2:44 Cf. Neh 7:47 Sia hh 2:45 Cf. Neh 7:48 Shalmai ii 2:50 Cf. Neh 7:52 Besai jj 2:55 Cf. Neh 7:57 Sophereth kk 2:55 Cf. Neh 7:57 Perida ll 2:56 Cf. Neh 7:58 Jaala mm 2:57 Cf. Neh 7:59 Ammon nn 2:60 Cf. Neh 7:62 642 oo 2:61 Cf. Neh 7:63 Koz pp 2:63 The Heb. lacks Zerubbabel qq 2:63 i.e. a high priest to whom God would reveal his will through the jewel-encrusted breastplate that he wore; cf. Exod 28:30, Neh 7:65 rr 2:65 Cf. Neh 7:66 245 ss 2:69 Lit. mina The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. Bible Hub |
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